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We have been hard at work over the past few months doing what we can to share analytics tips, best practices and the latest from the trenches relevant to the measurement industry and those on their road to becoming analysis ninjas :). We have had the pleasure of connecting with some influential media outlets and thought it would be beneficial to share some of our recent published pieces with our blog followers. Feel free to click through these links to review the entire piece.
Take a Moment to Get Feras's M.O.
E-Nor's Co-Founder and Principal Consultant, Feras Alhlou was recently featured on MO.com, a website highlighting entrepreneurs from all industries and all around the world. This online publication examines what makes entrepreneurs tick and shares with readers their habits, strategies and business philosophies. Feras's feature begins with a quote that encapsulates his drive to make E-Nor successful, "Delivering and measuring results, then sharing those results with our clients, along with demonstrating the positive impact on their bottom line was (and still is) very satisfying to me."
Web Marketing Today
A lot of what E-Nor does day-in and day-out is focused on web marketing today. So what better place to provide editorial content then a publication titled just that! Web Marketing Today provides articles, video and webinars on current industry-related topics such as Advertising, Analytics & Testing, Lead Generation and more. E-Nor contributes material relevant to our analytics consulting services that Web Marketing Today's readers are interested in learning more about. Check out Analytics in an Hour, our four-part series on Understanding Google Analytics, Google Analytics Real Time: Instant Analysis and our most recent article, Using Google's In-Page Analytics.
E-Nor on the Google Analytics Blog! Campaignalyzer and Cost Data Import!
CampaignAlyzer- Our first feature on the Google Analytics blog was for our tool, CampaignAlyzer, which was the proud winner of the Social Media Favorite Award at the latest GAUGE conference held in Boston.
The competition was fierce, but CampaignAlyzer, a web-based solution that acts as a central repository platform where organizations can store their marketing campaign values in one database, caught the love of the audience and social world! The application streamlines campaign tagging into a process that is efficient, timely, accurate, adaptive, value-added and business critical.
Cost Data Import- Ever wanted to measure return on investment from multiple digital channels? Import data from multiple channels and review them in a custom report for cost analysis of traffic sources. See how all your digital marketing channels are performing compared to each other, so you can make better decisions about your marketing programs. E-Nor was featured on the Google Analytics Blog as a partner who implemented the cost data import successfully for a client (OEMPCWorld).
Timely Analytics for the Holiday
The PR team at E-Nor always tries to keep content timely and current, which is why we released an article just this week on Data Analytics for a Profitable Holiday Season through Independent Retailer's online publication. This article provides valuable information to retail store owners and marketing managers on what and how to measure digital data just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We shared tips, suggestions and resources to ensure you have a profitable holiday season.
Talk About Analytics
Feras spoke on a number of different occasions this fall, one of which was at the Conversion Conference last month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a speaker at the event, Feras touched on the topic of Big Data's Perfect Storm: Actionable Customer Insights from the Cloud. Here, conference attendees learned about the "magic powers" of Big Data and data integration to provide the 360 view of customers and stitching data from multiple sources (campaign costs, CRM, web analytics data) to produce insights on reducing lead acquisition costs and overall cost per qualified lead.
E-Nor was featured on PUNCH Media & Marketing Made Easy radio show 1220 a.m. KDOW, The Wall Street Business Network, where Feras spoke on the topic of Web Analytics & Marketing Optimization. Listeners gained knowledge on measuring online marketing activities with email marketing campaigns, website offers and social media measurement. (Archived episodes aired October 6, 2012.)
A brief talk on Quantitative and Qualitative Insights was also posted on Webmaster Radio earlier this month. Feras spoke on how to uncover and diagnose conversion problems.
We have several other editorial pieces in the works, so watch for E-Nor popping up the media or at an upcoming industry event!
Leave us a comment if you have any feedback or suggestions on future topics.
Happy Reading and Happy Thanksgiving!


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I used my new Looper tool to make those Swarovski danglies (and wow is that easy/fun) and then added a tiny length of chain so the lollipop hangs just below them, like so:
Lots more miniature food goodness over there, too, if you want to do some shopping. (The ice cream scoop earrings are crazy realistic, and super cool. [pun intended])
Now I've moved on to a much more involved necklace project. Still not quite done, but here's a peek - and I think my fellow Disney fans are gonna liiiike it!
I cast the bats from resin, then sanded, painted, aged, and drilled each one. Tedious stuff, and it took forever just to get the resin casts right, since my first few batches were riddled with tiny bubbles. >.<
I've since found better/thicker chains, so I'll be swapping those out soon, but quick poll: what do you guys think of the green/teal bead? Any good? As a Haunted Mansion homage I wanted both green and purple, but do you think I should try other colors, too?
Congrats again, ladies, and please e-mail me your mailing addresses! (And your choice of prize, Holly!)

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Applied History of Psychology
Welcome to our Applied History of Psychology Wikibook. This project was the result of a graduate course in History and Systems in Psychology, HDP 3204 intersession class 2007 at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). This book represents a history of psychology—not the only one and certainly not a complete one, but definitely an interesting one and one that represents the varied interests of the students in this particular class. We hope you enjoy it and find it useful.
The initial structure of this book emerged out of our individual interests, prior knowledge, and research contributions to this course. We first briefly acknowledge early thinkers that influenced the development of the discipline of psychology (Part I). Then, we address the history of various areas of inquiry that are highly relevant to our work. These broad areas include developmental theories (Part II), the field of intelligence and assessment (Part III), as well as the various approaches to understanding and treating psychological difficulties (IV). Finally, we also created a special topic section to provide space for particular topics that can "stand on their own." (Part V).
We welcome your comments, additions, and contributions. We invite you to consult our Introduction for more information.
Provides a brief overview and introduction to our Wikibook, including our guiding question.
Part I: Early Contributions to the Field of Psychology
This section starts from approximately 600 BC and takes us through to the development of Psychology as a Science. Some thinkers discussed include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Gall, Mesmer, and Wundt.
- Philosophical Roots of Psychology
Reviews some of the thinking put forth by Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, and Locke. - Pseudoscientific Schools of Thought
Reviews some of the theories and practices of Franz Anton Mesmer and includes brief mention of Franz Joseph Gall. - Establishment of the Field
Contains a very brief history of Wilhem Maximilian Wundt, including some of his ideas and methods.
Part II: Models of Development
- Conceptualization of childhood
Reviews models of human development and how the concept of "childhood" has changed throughout history. - Attachment
Reviews the development of attachment theory, from the early work of Lorenz and Harlow, continuing to the work of Bowbly and Ainsworth. - Personality
Reviews Freud's well-known Psychosexual Theory of Development. Karen Horney's contributions to the field of personality development and her criticisms of Freud are presented as an alternative. - Cognitive Development
Reviews the Piagetian Model of Children's Thinking and its criticisms. Lev Vygotsky's theory of Sociocultural Development is presented as an alternative to Jean Piaget's work. - Social Development
Reviews Erickson's life span development stage theory as well as contributions to and criticisms of his theory. - Moral Development
Reviews Kohlberg and Gilligan's theories of moral development in children. - Controversies
Discusses some of developmental psychology's longstanding questions and controversies, such as the issue of 'active' or 'passive' development, continuity of human development versus development in stages, and the nature/nurture debate.
Part III: Models of Learning, Intelligence and Assessment
- Learning Theories
Reviews the development of Learning Theory from Watson to Pavlov's classical conditioning, Skinner's operant conditioning, and finally, Bandura's Social Learning Theory. - Theories on Intelligence
Reviews Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory, Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence, Spearman's work, emotional intelligence, dynamic assessment and cross-battery assessment. - Models of Assessment
Briefly reviews the history of psychological testing, provides a timeline of early milestones in the history of testing, and discusses heredity, historiometry, and eugenics, as well as intelligence testing, personality testing, and interest inventories.
Part IV: "Mental Disorders": Identification, Treatment and Controversies
- DSM and Other Diagnostic Systems
Reviews a brief history and introduction to the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual for Psychiatric Disorders (DSM), the utility of the DSM, validity and reliability issues, stigma and damage of labelling, critical issues and other diagnostic systems. - Clinical Treatment
Reviews several types of psychotherapy including Psychodynamic Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, Group Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Treatment Effectiveness and Psychopharmacology are also touched upon. - Specific Disorders
Introduces perspectives on psychological trauma and reviews the history, treatment, and assessment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Part V: Special Topics
- History of Research on Attention
Reviews the history of research on attention and human information processing, focusing on major contributors in this area including John Ridley Stroop, Donald Broadbent, and Anne Treisman.


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The Illinois State Board of Education is looking for seven new members to serve on its advisory council for bilingual education.
The council was established more than 40 years ago by state law. It recently contributed to recommendations for teacher standards, qualifications and evaluations. Officials say that developing recommendations and advice for the state board concerning English learners is a key point of the council's focus.
The new members would serve three-year terms and be expected to attend four meetings per year, and participate in additional gatherings and special projects. Bilingual program directors, superintendents, parents, university faculty and members of community organizations have served as council members.
Candidates must apply to the state board by July 28. The new terms begin in September.


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This Is What an Overhaul of the Federal Employee Pay System Could Look Like
Current system – including across-the-board pay raises -- is a 'relic of a bygone era,' report says.
The civil service system that governs the federal workforce is outdated and counterproductive, according a new report, and should be overhauled to improve hiring practices, reward top performers and create a more market-based pay structure.
The current system is a "relic of a bygone era" that does not account for vast changes in the demographics of the federal workforce and the scope of its mission over the last several decades, the report by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service and consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton said.
"The work of government has changed," the report said. "The way we work and the skills needed have changed. And the world has changed. Our civil service system has not kept pace."
Many aspects of that system date back to 1949, PPS and Booz Allen noted. Just in the past 15 years, the number of federal employees working in professional or administrative positions has risen 10 percent, to nearly two-thirds of the workforce. The current system fails to recognize the evolving complexity of the federal government and the increased role it plays in American lives, according to the report.
This has resulted in a need to overhaul the General Schedule pay system, the report said. Positions designated as GS-5 through GS-15 should be consolidated into five levels, according to the study: Entry/Development, Full Performance I, Full Performance II, Expert and Manager. Currently, nearly nine in 10 feds in professional/administrative positions serve as GS-10s or higher, and the new system would bring more equity and clarity into the pay grades.
Under the proposed model, the White House and Congress would set total compensation for every agency each year. Pay would mirror a market-sensitive formula and be determined for each occupation in a way that more closely aligns with the private sector. The plan would also eliminate across-the-board pay raises, instead only awarding increases to individuals whose performance exceeds expectations.
PPS and Booz Allen said the existing system does little to reward high performers or punish poor performers, and its overhaul would lead to greater accountability.
The report called the federal hiring system complex and mysterious, leading to a clouded judgment of which candidates are best qualified to fill a position. Additionally, rigid policies that were designed to retain employees in the long term have discouraged flexibility and innovation.
"The civil service system has become a maze of rules and procedures that are not perceived as rational by the people who serve in government or by the general public," the report stated.
The study recommended extending governmentwide hiring flexibilities enjoyed only at "excepted" agencies, holding managers accountable for their hires, creating better governmentwide assessment tools and making re-entry into federal service easier.
Top-level managers should have inter-agency or inter-governmental experience, PPS and Booz Allen said, and the government should generally encourage job mobility. This would create a better pipeline for new leadership, instead of fostering supervisors with deep knowledge but narrow perspectives. Senior executive positions would be categorized into four tiers, with the top level reserved for those with the most diverse resumes. The analysts also suggested setting aside more senior positions for career employees, thereby limiting the total number of political appointees.
The report's authors would also revamp the Merit Systems Protection Board to expedite the process for employees accused of wrongdoing.
The analysts said federal stakeholders such as employee unions must be included in the implementation of these reforms, but the proposals should generally not be considered controversial.
"There are legitimate differences of opinion about what government should do," the report said, "but none about wanting whatever government does to be done well."
The American Federation of Government Employees, however, found plenty to criticize. The union said in a statement that the proposals are not original, and accused Booz Allen of trying to "drum up new business, now that the Department of Defense is starting to put the brakes on its contract spending."
The proposed pay structure would "reallocate salary dollars from rank-and-file, frontline employees to managers," and the MSPB changes would leave federal employees with fewer options for challenging adverse personnel actions, AFGE said.
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This Week at 148Apps: September 23-27, 2013
Your App Experts
The furor over two new iPhones and the release of iOS 7 may have passed, but that doesn't stop the oncoming wave of new apps. If you want to know what's worth your time and what's not, just look to the expert app reviewers at 148Apps. And if you want more app reviews than you can shake a stick at, be sure to hit our Reviews Archive.
Big Brain Master
Big Brain Master is a pure puzzle game that tells a story whilst engaging the player in some enjoyable and challenging puzzles. A new and artful take on "mind" games, it's simple and entertaining approach manages to keep players guessing without being too complex. The art style is highly detailed, with a nice, clean, and simple graphical outlook, and the puzzles are presented in an interesting format which gives it an interesting and refreshing feel whilst playing. Navigating the user interface is nice and straightforward, and the design layout is linear enough to not overcomplicate by looking too clunky or crowded. Each of the 250+ levels are divided up into seven puzzle styles that are each distinctive from the last. Although this might seem refreshing enough to most players, I personally feel that perhaps having less levels per style and more of a variety of puzzle styles would have made it slightly less repetitive, as after a while gameplay seemed to become a little tiresome and I felt like I was just repeating actions that had already become less of a challenge. --Lucy Ingram
Pocket Trains
NimbleBit has a clear formula with their bitizen-featuring simulation games, one that repeats with the third such title, Pocket Trains. They're games that are fueled not so much by challenge, but by keeping the player interested in propelling the machine forward and not punishing them for playing the game – like so many other free-to-play simulations are wont to do. It's why I find myself falling into the same pit with Pocket Trains where I check it regularly for weeks on end, the same as I did with Tiny Tower and Pocket Planes. This feels almost like a remix of Pocket Planes that's been simplified a lot. Where that game had some complexity due to the free-form nature of air travel,Pocket Trains is forced to be simpler because of the fixed nature of rail lines. Only one train can own a segment between two cities, though of course multiple train lines can travel through cities on intersecting lines. The paths are thus largely pre-defined and there's now no monetary cost for traveling to a city, only a fuel gauge that refills when a train is idling or when the player pays a couple bux to refill it. --Carter Dotson
Trouserheart is an ideal game for the mobile format. It's the kind of thing that can be jumped into for five or ten minute sessions, while still actually achieving something in that short space of time. In the vein of games such as Diablo and Torchlight, Trouserheart is a hack-n-slasher that's very simple to learn. Using a virtual d-pad and one sole button to attack with, it takes seconds to master. What takes a little longer is learning to dodge enemies by moving around them quickly. It's still all pretty simple stuff, though. Vibrantly animated, Trouserheart also maintains a charming and humorous take on events, right down to the player's quest to rescue one's trousers. Yes, really. --Jennifer Allen
Chainsaw Warrior
I'd admittedly never heard of the original Chainsaw Warrior tabletop game from the late 80s, but that's probably due to a combination of me not being all that into board games back then and also being six years old. Regardless, the player-versus-game gore fest has made its way to iOS. And it is ridiculously awesome. Chainsaw Warrior is essentially every action movie in the 80s turned into a dice-rolling game. A dimensional rift has opened up, resulting in New York being overrun by horrible mutants and other monstrosities, with a shapeless dark being running the show. In about one hour's time the rift will open further and swallow the entire city. So it's up to the titular hero to wade through hordes of terrible monsters in a desperate attempt to reach the Darkness and put a stop to the otherworldly assault. They'll have to fight through a deck of over 50 cards just to reach a second, which is the only place where the Darkness will appear. Dying happens a lot. --Rob Rich
Wombi Math
Wombi Math is a cute and fun app that will encourage grade school children to work on their math skills. Set in a charming urban landscape, a brick wall is used as the backdrop for different math equations and their answers to be displayed – be it with the possible use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. Tap on an equation as well as the matching answer to clear the board. I admire how simple it is for parents to adjust the math questions used for the abilities of a specific child as well as how the questions and answers are represented – be it in uniform block boxes or more colorful and sometimes geometric shapes. One can also scroll through a few related brick walls that include each function, whether mixed, addition, subtraction, or division – each with a nice, different use of color yet maintaining an intentionally sparse background, keeping the focus on the math. --Amy Solomon
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If you are looking for the best reviews of Android apps, just head right over to AndroidRundown. Here are just some of the reviews served up this week:
Outdoor survival, nicely-rendered 2D graphs with whimsical monsters and… wait for it… zombies? People: Terraria is here! The gameplay takes familiar survival staples and rolls them into a fairly complex system involving manipulation, combination and strategy. The tutorial underlines the basic stuff quite well; the first grand explains how to use the left-set control to move on either direction, as well as how to jump, scale downward… and instinctive movements, like directing jumps in either aerial direction are logical. The tutorial goes on to walk through collection of materials, protection, creations and dangers. --Tre Lawrence
Tanktastic-3D Tanks Online
Porches. Lamborghinis McLarens. All infinitely cool, but I dare anyone to show me a guy who hasn't wanted to rock a tank at least once. Go ahead. I'll wait. For folks who can't or won't do a 4-year bid just to do some infantry driving, Tanktastic is a relatively safe alternative that brings team combat, tactics and good old speed of accurate firing to bear. Jumping into a random group battle mostly describes the gameplay in all its muscled glory. The task is dropped into a terrain with different types of structured obstacles, and several other manned tanks. It's a shameless free for all that measures speed, accuracy and cunning. The controls are straightforward, and encourage quick movement and shooting; I felt most comfortable with dual thumb controls. --Tre Lawrence
Pivvot is nothing if not eye-catching. Its stark graphics and simple gameplay demand attention. But how does it play? Pivvot's concept is as simple as it gets. You control a rotating circle that moves along a line. As you move along you'll see obstacles you need to avoid, lest you crash into them and die. To do so you use very simple two finger controls that rotate your intrepid circle left or right. While this sounds like an incredibly simple concept, in practice it is extremely challenging. The game starts off simple with easily avoided obstacles such as spikes that only take up one side of the course, but quickly adds in much harder ones that require exact positioning, like lines of small walls that move constantly. --Allan Curtis
And finally, this week Pocket Gamer demystified iOS 7 controllers, picked out the perfect games to show off your new iPhone 5S, reviewed hot new App Store games like Boson X and Trouserheart, and showed off this week's iOS games in video show What's New? See it all in PG's weekly wrap up.


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We recommend bringing a cooler for items that need to remain frozen/cold.
Yes, any food is allowed. No alcohol please. There are several food chains near us that will deliver.
You are responsible for leaving with any items you brought in. Trash & recycle bins are provided in each room. Disinfectant wipes will be available in the room to wipe off tables/chairs if needed. We will empty trash & recycle bins.
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From: Robby Findler (robby at eecs.northwestern.edu) Date: Wed Dec 2 22:50:44 EST 2009 |
Thank you for this message. I feel like printing it out, framing it, and putting it on my wall. Robby On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM, artificial <4rt.f15h at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello > > Since I got interested in functional programming, I did a little > research in the web, downloaded DrScheme and started to work through > HtDP a few days ago. I know imperative languages (mostly C, Java, > Ruby) fairly well, so I skimmed through the book, yet did all the > exercises that contained writing scheme code. > > Then I encountered exercise 12.4.2. I read it, started to code and > failed terribly. I couldn't get it right and got frustrated. > > So I fired up chrome and googled for a solution, but I couldn't find > one. Just a few threads on this mailing list which didn't provide a > solution but emphasized the usage of "design recipes". I googled some > more for permutations, learned a little about the math background - > which was interesting but didn't help me to solve 12.4.2, and found > video lectures of Jerry Cain of Stanford which contained a spectacular > permutation function but in the end didn't help me either. > > In the end, I started over with HtDP and learned every little bit > about "design recipes". Then I took pen and paper and designed the > arrangements function using what I have learned. After that I fired up > DrScheme, entered the 4 functions (including the given function > arrangements) and check-expects with the examples for each function I > came up with, and guess what? It worked right away :-D (this was a few > minutes ago). > > Thank you very much. I think learned my lesson. > > PS: I'm not an English speaker, but I hope my writing makes sense > enough for you to understand. > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme >
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The Wheelyboat Trust is a registered charity dedicated to providing disabled people with the opportunity and freedom to enjoy waters large and small all over the UK. Our role is to help and encourage venues open to the public to acquire Wheelyboats for their disabled…
Whipperley Infant Academy
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Welcome to Whipperley Infant Academy. At Whipperley each child is special. Our mission is to provide the best possible education for each child. The school offer some before school and after clubs for pupils. Before school clubs also offer breakfast. Contact the school for more details. …
Whipperley Nursery
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Age range: 3 months to five years; up to eight years old during school holidaysNumber of current vacant places: no current spacesUnder one year: no placesOne to two years: no placesThree to five years: 6 spacesSix to eight years:…
Whitefield Primary Academy
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Primary school in Luton offering education and extended services. Breakfast ClubWhitefield Primary has a breakfast club for pupils - contact the school for further details and to book. Whitefield Primary School NurseryThis setting is a nursery based within a school, offering care for…
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Widecombe Nursing Home provides care to 38 service users. Our home is located in a quiet residential area to the north of Luton and is set in well-tended grounds. There are large,landscaped gardens with established trees and plants with areas area laid to lawn for the…
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Age range: 2 years to 4yrs 11mthsNumber of current vacant places: Two years: no spacesThree to five years: six spacesHave a waiting list: YesDate of update: 12 September 2018We are a parent/committee run pre-school offering care…
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The Unification Epicenter of True Lightworkers
By annamerkaba on March 31, 2014
On April 15th a magnanimous event shall unfold before earthlings. An event of such proportions that the world has not seen eons past. The event that shall be known in recorded history as that which has come and that which has gone and that which has returned and that which has risen from the ashes of the past into the newly formed UNITY of the ones to come.
For the event of the magnanimous proportions, shall strip mankind of all their EGO, shall strip mankind of all their knowledge of eons past. For all shall be stripped away, and only the raw, true, nature remain. The stripping away of the veil of the illusionary world that they have found themselves to be a part of. And the truth of their kind be revealed to them yet again.
Therein within the hearts of so many lays the code to the eternal understanding of time, the eternal understanding of all that is, all that was and all that ever will be. The codexes imprinted therein shall activate on the date in question and continue to rapidly unfold throughout your known world, and the worlds around you. Baring the fruitful commencement of the events that are to follow, the earthlings shall face the history that they have not been exposed to prior.
The earthlings shall bear fruit of all that has been laid before them, by those who have come and gone. And as such, the events that are to unfold will touch many a heart, will unraveled many a truth, from within the layers of the sub atomic particles within the psyche of their being and the civilization as a whole.
Many upon many shall awaken and open their eyes as if for the first time, seeing the world anew, many upon many shall bear witness to the magnanimous events occurring in the skies and within their own vessels, for the vessel of time and space, the vessels of the human understanding of time shall be transformed once and for all. That which was hidden shall become known and open the doors to the eternal understanding of that which they are!
For the events unfurling themselves before you have been misunderstood by humanity. For the stories that have been foretold have been put through the EGO selves of the beholder, for the truth that is to be unfolded and revealed to humanity is not the Armageddon of the world. For the word Armageddon has indeed been misunderstood by humanity. For the idea of Armageddon truly is the BEGINNING of times, and the shedding of the old, and welcoming of the new!
For indeed the revelations of the history of mankind shall cause the Armageddon of the know world, the know world within the hearts of so many, for upon the awakening of themselves to their true selves and facing thereof, much will become crystal clear, much will become, known, and there shall no longer be a shadow to hide behind, for each and every single one shall face their own self, their own EGO, their own fears and apprehensions, their own reality.
For each one shall see the bright light of the source, and their own divine selves. For each one shall take heed of their actions, for each one shall be faced with that which they have indeed experienced prior, and asked to release and cleanse from their palate.
All of this shall occur in a split moment of time, for the energies that shall pore onto earth at the time of the second moon shall be grand, for the first moon that ye shall see in the nightly skies, the first moon that ye shell lay eyes upon shall swirl the energies, the beautiful energies of creation, for the energies of actions shall be delivered into the earth's fields of glory.
Much shall unfold before you. Much of the human understanding shall be changed. For only the love, the unconditional love of the universal proportions shall rein on this planet. Love and understanding, love and eternal bliss, for the time has come to put down the weapons of self destruction and open the hearts to the new energies, the new consciousness to descend into your own vessels and for your souls to ascend to the creator, to ascend into a new understanding. The understanding of oneness, the understanding of manifestations, the understating of your own supremacy and the powers therein. To understand that indeed you are a part of the great composition that is the universe. To understand that you are indeed NOT alone. For you are always surrounded, for you are always supported by the source and all that is.
And so, as the hearts of so many shall open, the hearts of so many shall embrace the new world, and a such, and thus, it is of utmost importance for ALL of YOU – The Ground Crew, to remain in balance, remain in balance dear children of light, for the road ahead is turbulent indeed. Remain in balance for the light that you bring forth into this world is emanating tri fold. For you are as a prism that is transporting the light into the known world. For you are that which has brought into this universe the new knowledge and understanding of self. The new knowledge and understanding of that which has come and that which shall be. For the mathematical equation of Pi, and E=MC2 shall play a very important role in the days to come. For that which does not exists to the human mind, shall indeed be revealed. For the humanity shall once and for all see with their very own eyes, that indeed it is so, that they are not alone, they are not alone it the galaxy, that they are not alone in the universe, they are not alone.
The wonder of life, shall unfold before all children of their creator selves. The wonder of the beautiful creation you call Mother GAIA. For indeed it is so. And a such, many questions shall arise, and many shall cry to the heavens for explanation, for their ideals and their understanding of self, shall vanish, and all shall be erased, for they will stand in awe and wonder and trepidation, stripped completely naked to the core of their hearts. And only the beautiful melody of truth shall ring in their ears.
And when such an event occurs, know that much chaos shall unfold, and as such, you shall be the ones to embrace the lost souls, you shall be ones to show them the way, you shall be the ones to honor and protect them, to respect that which they are going through and assist them in further rediscovery of themselves and their link to the universe en large.
For that which they shall see, for that which they shall hear, for that which they shall sense, will frighten them to the core. For most it shall be occur in private, in the privacy of their chambers, for some it shall occur in the open fields of their imaginations. For others it shall occur in the vast cosmic alliances and yet for the rest it shall be revealed and brought through the television screens, through the computer screens, through all the media of your known world. And so. And thus, the preparation is near, the preparations of the galactic history that will open the gate and unfold a new plan for the new millennium, a new plan for humanity a new plan for all that is.
Stay in the light dearly beloveds, stay in the light knowing that we are standing by you. Know that you are loved beyond measure by the universe, by the source and all that is. Understand that you are the ones in command, that you are the ones that have taken it upon yourselves to walk foot in foot and hand in hand with humanity. Know that you are, the guardians of earthlings, for you are their guides, you are their way showers, you are their support team. Understand that although the road will be lengthy it will be a fruitful one indeed!
That is all that we have for you now. We love you. We are with you. Goodbye for now.
PERSONAL NOTE: From what I am feeling and seeing, the events are going to begin on the 15th and continue all through the blood moons, all the way through next year and beyond. What we are reaching is a turning point, from which we are finally going to see rapid changes. Not that we haven't, as we truly have! This year alone has brought tremendous amount of changes! But now things are going to accelerate! Much of the darkness will be contained and balanced out. Much of what has been destroyed reconstructed, and built all over again. A lot of our lost history will finally begin to be "leaked" into the news. Scientists will confirm a lot more of what we are all talking about and already know. NASA will "leak" various images proving the existence of our Galactic Family. Spiritually people will awaken en mass, and begin to re-evaluate the way that they treat each other. We are ALL going to be affected. And although at times it might seem like a bumpy road, we should always remember that that is exactly what it is, turbulence in a plane, just something we need to get through, and that sometimes the plane must fly lower to the ground in order to continue its flight. All in all everything is looking incredibly bright and beautiful! :) We have a A LOT OF wonder to look forward to!!!! :) We're entering, well have already entered into very exciting times. :)
I also want to draw your attention to a few things. As I was pointed to this by my guides :) A channeling that I have received this past summer from AA Metatron. It was incredibly powerful and I didn't know exactly what it meant, now with the blood moons, and the Passover and all the things coming up everything's making perfect sense. Once again this is all POSITIVE!!! So treat it as such :) <3
As the Vitruvian Man spins in the dreidel (Spinning in Merkaba) of life force, so too does the earth spin in the direction of the sun. And so comes a moment in time, when all becomes crystal clear. Just as the reality of the truth of the ONE standing before you, for just as the truth has been put through the eye of the beholder, so too shall the RISING ENERGIES of the NEWBORN SUN fill the sky with envious glory.
Glory of the one who has come to liberate mankind from the grips of fear and misunderstanding!
For the newborn SUN, the SON of the GODS, brings with it NEW EARTH to those who seek it through the ages, through and through.
And so, it stands in your sky facing the wailing wall of Jerusalem – City of Man – City of God. For ALL is God's glory. For all is God's will.
And as the wall parts, so too shall the risen ones remain, while the Old falls away into the eternal abyss, and history of mankind shall change forever.
Shine your light dear ones for the moment of your glory has come! For the children of IS-(RA)-EL (IS = mother, Ra=Father, El = God) sing again, a beautiful song of love, light and eternal devotion to the ONE, the SOURCE of ALL THAT IS – which is … THEIR HEARTS!
For the moment is here!
For your cries have been heard!
For all is unfolding as it should.
Carry your light and stay strong! For we are with you always!
We love you. We are with you. Goodbye for now.
P.S. I have received this transmission from Metatron a few days ago. He wants each one of us to decipher the meaning for our own selves. Based on the information that I have been receiving from the Galactics & AA's, the meaning is clear – We're headed towards some major POSITIVE changes. However, please read through it and post below what you felt while reading this, what do each one of you think Metatron means by this. I put some hints that I have received from AA's. The rest is up to you to decide.
After the magnetic shift of the poles in the SUN – When the Sun shifts it's poles – NEW SUPER CHARGED Energy is going to hit earth. This should happen in 3 weeks to – 2 months from now and fully complete in 4 – 6 months. (this is from a channeling which was posted in the summer, so we're already at the end of this phase and beginning of the new one :)
Vitruvian Man – "One can describe the human body as a tool used by the harmonious action between the high and low chakras and combining them. Beautifully realized that Leonardo da Vinci, when placed the human body in Star of David (try to imagine a human figure, head, and hands and feet slices in a pattern Star of David). Human nature, then, is to combine the spiritual world and the material world. Know how to find a higher purpose and insights in every daily action, but also know to express spiritual messages that he receives in a physical way. We live in a world where the only possible connection between the physical and spiritual world and our essence in this life is to create the connection. On the one hand not only be spiritual and yet was not only physical, but the ability to live everyday with the information that we do receive in a spiritual essence." (.utaot.com).
Also I want to draw your attention to the following I saw posted on Facebook by Pamela Johnson…
The FULL BLOOD MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE is at 7:07 UTC on April 15th when the eclipse is the fullest. For the USA, that is 12:07am PT and 3:07am EDT. For me, it is 1:07am, the exact time I was born! This is also the evening of the first day ofPassover. The moon will BE at the horizon on the East and Arcturus will BE shining so bright up and to the left of the moon. I have added a visibility map in the top comment.
This is the first of a series of four Blood Moons in 2014/2015. It is called a Tetrad. There have been many prophecies of the Return of the Christ on the Blood Moon. Of course WE Know this refers to Christ Consciousness. This Tetrad of 4 Blood Moons has only happened 7 times since the birth of Jesus. Many have waited for the Return of the Christ in the past during these occurrences. This is the One!
For millennia, a rare celestial event known as the "Blood Moon Tetrad" has coincided with periods of monumental change affecting the Holy Land and ultimately the world.
"And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord." Joel 2:30-31 p.s. Joel was my son's name.
I have received two visions in the last week. The first was about the Blood Moon on the 15th. The second was about the sky going so black you cannot see and the Earth stops moving for about 3 minutes. In this 2nd vision, it is an unexpected event and seems to occur before the Blood Moon. http://bloodmoonprophecy.com/
And finally I want to draw your attention to this video:
~Anna Merkaba – Distant Energy Healer- Channeler – Lightworker. To book a Healing or Pychic Session with Anna and for more channeled messages to help you on your journey to self discovery visit : Sacred Ascension – Key of Life – DISCOVER YOUR TRUE SELF THROUGH THE VIBRATIONAL MESSAGES FROM BEHIND THE VEIL –http://sacredascensionmerkaba.wordpress.com/
:) Thank You Patrick :)
...Nice to see You back brother. NAMASTE and much Love.
no thank you.
everything is energy, that is my understanding too, but i say NO to the energies of dysfunctional ETs ISIS, RA and EL who imposed themselves as gods and who thrive on human sacrifices through war, terror and more fear with the help of their minions here on earth....
Hi Besimi and Christina, lol I'm not sure i know what was supposed to have panned out and did'nt seem to... but
The same channeler has said, —-The interdimensional flow of energy emanating through the central gravitation pull of the earth's magnetic fields and the transgressional understanding of life force are in effect.
And that probably says it all.
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• incredulous •
Pronunciation: in-kred-jê-lês • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Skeptical, suspicious, unwilling to believe.
Notes: Today's word is very similar to another word sharing the same origin, incredible. It means "not to be believed, beyond belief". Careful not to confuse the two. The noun that accompanies today's word is incredulity [in-kred-ju-lê-ti], as 'to greet an incredible story with incredulity'.
In Play: People are incredulous, stories are incredible: "It would be incredible if Denise Hirt became a great skier, but I remain incredulous until I see her in action." This adjective is usually accompanied by the preposition of or at when it takes an object: "Sandy Beech was incredulous at the prospects of snow in Florida until it filled his hot tub."
Word History: Today's word is the English adaptation of Latin incredulus with the same meaning. It is made up of in- "not" + credulus "believing, trustful", an adjective from the verb credere "to believe". The first person singular of credere is credo "I believe", used today in its original form, credo "belief" and nativized as creed "a system of belief". Etymologists tend to believe that the Latin root came from an older derivation kerd-dhe- "to believe", based on kerd- "heart", possibly from the sense of putting one's heart into something. This speculation is supported by a Sanskrit derivation srad-dha- "faith". Kerd- is the source of English heart, German Herz, French coeur, Portuguese coração, Spanish corazón, and Russian serdce, among others—all meaning "heart".
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Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg had always intended to try to elevate disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's story above the sensationalism of the sexting scandal that effectively ended his congressional career. What they didn't know, however, was that it was going to happen again while they were filming.
The end result, "Weiner," out Friday in limited release, might not be the comeback narrative that he was hoping for, but it is a fascinating verite exploration of a man trying to rise above his transgressions, a husband and wife dealing with public humiliation, and a culture that won't let him move past any of it. And this is all while trying to hold on to some dignity and seriousness in his campaign to be mayor of New York City.
"The punchline is true about me. I did the dumb thing," Weiner says. "But I did a lot of good things too."
Kriegman had served as Weiner's chief of staff for a couple of years while he was in Congress, leaving to pursue a filmmaking career before the first sexting revelations came out, which led to Weiner's resignation in 2011. It was after this that Kriegman and his filmmaking partner Steinberg began proposing the idea of a documentary to his former boss. They went back and forth for two years, Kriegman says, and then Weiner texted him to come on over the morning he announced he was running for mayor and to bring a camera. Kriegman stayed with him until the end of the election.
For about six weeks, the mayoral campaign was going swimmingly, but then a new batch of scandalous photos and texts showed up online.
"It was a very intense moment," Kriegman said of that day in the office. "Obviously, I'm human. You can't avoid feeling for them in a moment like that, but at the same time, there's an emotional remove when something like that happens because I was also committed to doing this job of capturing this story and keeping the camera rolling."
And roll the cameras did, through many of the public and private moments that followed with both his campaign staff and wife, Huma Abedin, as they all come to the dispiriting conclusion that these new indiscretions happened after he had already resigned from Congress and had begun rehabilitating his image with proclamations of reform and a glossy People magazine spread with Abedin and their new baby.
"(Weiner) says he wanted to be seen as the full person that he was and not as a punchline," said Steinberg. "After that scandal broke, that need, that desire to show a more nuanced version of him just intensified."
Weiner hasn't seen the documentary, which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, despite repeated offers, saying that he's not eager to relive it. He has, however, taken umbrage with the film's marketing for its focus on Abedin, a longtime adviser to Hillary Clinton who now serves as the vice chair of Clinton's presidential campaign. Abedin, he told Larry King early this year, was never to be the focus.
While we never hear from Abedin directly in "Weiner," she is always there. The documentary does not shy away from showing Abedin throughout the ups and downs of the scandal, whether it's making a statement on her husband's behalf, using her connections for fundraising efforts, instructing a staffer to not look upset in front of the cameras, or even refusing to be in a campaign ad.
"She participated and cooperated throughout filming," Kriegman said. "There was a clear ground rule that any time anyone wanted us to stop filming or to turn off the camera and I would respect all of those boundaries throughout."
Clinton is seen in the documentary only through stock footage to give context to Abedin's impressive career. The directors have vehemently denied suggestions that additional footage of Clinton was cut from the film to avoid risking damage to her presidential campaign.
Beyond the fascinating peek behind the curtain of Weiner's ill-fated campaign, and the very human moments that emerge both with his wife and his increasingly disenchanted campaign staff, the documentary also forces the viewer to consider both the personal impact and the role of the media in scandal coverage.
"We wanted to make this more than just about Anthony's story, but about this emblematic shift right now away from substance and toward spectacle," Steinberg said. "I think it's far too simplistic to say that the media is to blame for the way Anthony's story unfolded. That was not our intention. Anthony understood the contours of how media works and he knows it's not the media's fault. But I do think the media plays a role, Anthony plays a role, and we play a role as consumers. That's what excites us about making documentaries. You get to explore nuance."


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At universal Auto Parts we carry auto parts for late foreign cars and trucks along with domestic SUVs. Our extensive inventory includes Engine, Transmission, Wheel, Mirror Doors, Fuel pump and many other parts. We have daily shipment.


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Kimberly-Clark Professional has created a new awards program designed to recognize and reward companies that have made a comprehensive corporate commitment to better hand and surface hygiene in the workplace as well as to the education of its employees in the importance of "wash, wipe and sanitize" office hygiene.
The Healthy Workplace Project Award, an additional initiative of Kimberly-Clark's "The Healthy Workplace Project," will be awarded to companies that have demonstrated a sustained, significant effort toward breaking the cycle of germ transmission in the workplace. The Award recognizes and celebrates the implementation of best practices around office hygiene initiatives as well as employee engagement and education.
The Healthy Workplace Project Award will be an annual program, and any office environment is eligible to participate. The program is self-nominating, and applicants are asked to complete a questionnaire that will serve as their award submission. Participants need to describe the hand and surface hygiene initiatives their company has implemented, as well as any educational programs that have been introduced to reinforce these initiatives. The application also requires a description of how the success of these initiatives is measured.
Applications for the awards will be accepted through April 30, 2012. More information, along with the application, can be found at this link.
The program submitted for consideration will be judged by independent, third-party experts in the fields of workplace health, office hygiene, and germ transmission. (The judges will be announced this summer.)
Winners, to include a Gold, Silver and Bronze winning company, will be announced in June 2012. In addition to other health and wellness awards the grand prize winner will receive $15,000 worth of hand and surface hygiene products from Kimberly-Clark Professional. The second place winner will also receive an office-based health and wellness award and will receive $10,000 of products, and the third place winner will receive $5,000 of products.


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Issues in International Energy Consumption Analysis: Chinese Transportation Fuel Demand
Release date: July 1, 2014
Since the 1990s, China has experienced tremendous growth in its transportation sector. By the end of 2010, China's road infrastructure had emerged as the second-largest transportation system in the world after the United States. Passenger vehicle sales are dramatically increasing from a little more than half a million in 2000, to 3.7 million in 2005, to 13.8 million in 2010.1 This represents a twenty-fold increase from 2000 to 2010. The unprecedented motorization development in China led to a significant increase in oil demand, which requires China to import progressively more petroleum from other countries, with its share of petroleum imports exceeding 50% of total petroleum demand since 2009.2 In response to growing oil import dependency, the Chinese government is adopting a broad range of policies, including promotion of fuel-efficient vehicles, fuel conservation, increasing investments in oil resources around the world, and many others.
In recent years, oil demand forecasting has been gaining prominence as a tool utilized by the Chinese government in preparation of Five-Year Plans and long range planning. Several government agencies in China are tasked with providing oil demand forecasts to aid in formulating long-term policies. The Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) carries out energy supply and demand forecasting. The Chinese Academy for Social Sciences (CASS) is a think tank affiliated with the State Council, who conducts economic research on oil in China. China's largest national oil company—China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)—forecasts oil supply and demand via the CNPC Research Institute of Economics and Technology. Although these forecasts are not directly from the government, they are quite influential in China.
Since the transportation sector now accounts for the largest share of petroleum demand and is projected to remain the driving force of oil consumption growth in the long term (having recently surpassed industrial petroleum demand), transportation demand modeling has been given increased attention in China in recent years. The regulatory provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Urban and Rural Planning require all cities to regularly submit city-level master transportation plans, which has prompted many Chinese cities to develop their respective transportation models. Regularly updated comprehensive transportation plans are now a norm in many Chinese cities, with most of these plans based on travel demand models with a land-use component. In addition, many think tanks and research institutions are working on developing national travel demand models.
The most prominent travel demand modeling efforts in China are conducted by several public and semi-public entities including the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD), Transportation Planning Institutes, and Transportation Research Centers in major cities. These entities are the main authorities on travel demand forecasting and are recognized for their strong modeling capabilities. These capabilities stem in part from the entities' access to statistical datasets, which are obtained through relationships with the government. Access to statistical datasets owned or collected by the government is the most significant barrier for other entities' transportation modeling efforts. The primary reasons for government restrictions on data access include concerns over the political implications of data and lack of regulatory requirements for public access, as well as data reliability and accuracy.
Chinese travel demand models are based in large part on western travel demand methodologies, which have a long history (80+ years) and a large volume of accumulated literature, modeling methods, and research. The most commonly used models in China are based on urban planning methodologies and include the 4-step and activity-based models, which utilize software packages such as TransCAD, PTV Group suites, EMME, Citilab's suites, and others. The key variables in these models include mode choice, vehicle ownership, land use, commute distance, geographic files for road/transit networks, employment by zone, chosen travel path, residential and work locations, and socio-economic variables (income, gender, age, etc.). These models are designed to simulate existing travel conditions and forecast future year travel for the entire transportation system of a given city for the transit, auto, and walk/bike modes. Data inputs in these models include household travel surveys, Master Land Use Plans of base and future years, public rider surveys, socio-economic and road traffic surveys, employment surveys, transportation network information, and others.
Travel demand forecasting in China is done primarily for urban and long-range planning to project crude oil and products demand by the transportation sector. Each of these forecasting methods and corresponding models has its own set of drivers, inputs, and variables. Very little information is available on methodology used for long-range planning particularly with respect to Five-Year Plans. Urban planning models are local in nature and cannot be uniformly applied to every city or area to generate a national oil demand forecast based on aggregating cities' models. There are no known national transportation models as of now, however, several entities are known to be working on their development. Thus, there is both much and little information available about Chinese transportation energy demand: a rich, but difficult-to-access base of urban-level data and forecasting, coupled with scant national-level information. This is a challenging situation when considering the importance of Chinese transportation energy demand for the global outlook.
The key drivers of travel demand considered in the travel demand and transportation models are varied depending on the purpose of the forecast. Urban planning models utilize various surveys, while other forecasting models focus on estimates of long-term vehicle stock, ownership, and saturation levels to generate oil demand view. Yet other models consider travel behavior to be most indicative of the future direction of travel demand and include various behavioral survey data. It would be useful to review the existing transportation methodologies, with a particular focus on methodologies most frequently used by the Chinese forecasters to examine the determinants of travel demand. This could then be related to the need for an internationally consistent methodology for application to China as well as other regions.
Travel demand forecast methodologies
Travel demand forecast methodologies trace their beginnings to the 1950s, when the first models were introduced. These models play a central role in urban and regional transportation modeling. In the last few decades, methods for travel demand forecasting have been expanded and advanced, with two primary modeling approaches gaining most prominence: activity-based and trip-based.
The countries of the European Union utilize advanced large-scale travel models. As the need for analyzing travel between member countries and worldwide becomes increasingly important, several pan-European travel demand models have also been developed, including the MYSTIC project, the STREAM model, and the most recent TRANS-TOOLS project. In addition, aggregate direct demand studies have been conducted to estimate multimodal travel demand patterns in countries outside of the European Union. Integrated national models have also been applied in analyzing travel demand in many European countries.
One recently completed international study has reviewed approximately 60 multimodal inter-regional travel demand models across the world and categorized them into four distinct groups (Figure 1).3 All of these methodologies are capable of estimating multimodal origin-destination matrices (OD), and have produced operational models. The key difference between these methodologies lies in consideration of the travel behavior in response to changing policies.
1Economist Intelligence Unit (www.eui.com), annual data series "Passenger Vehicle Registrations," and China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (www.caam.org.cn/english/).
2CERA, "China oil data center," annual data series 2002-2013; PFC Energy, "Oil Balance Summary," annual data series, 2008-2014. Proprietory data sets.
3Lei Zhang and Chenfeng Xiong, "Multi-Modal Inter-Regional Travel Demand Estimation: A Review of National-Level Passenger Travel Analysis Methodologies and Their Implications on the Development of National and Statewide Travel Demand Models in the U.S.," Transportation Research Board 2011.


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Matthew Collings
Matthew Collings, the British artist and writer, has been recognized throughout a diverse and emphatic career for his wit and brilliant perspective on art and the culture that surrounds it. As the editor of Artscribe, a timely publication that regularly featured contributions by Art & Language; the creator, writer, and host of a number of TV documentaries, including the six-part series This Is Modern Art, which won many awards, including a BAFTA; and an author of books about contemporary art in London that combine informed description with "seeing the black heart in everything," Collings has received notable recognition, including a special commendation from the Turner Prize committee. His exhibition Matthew Collings and Emma Biggs: Suspicious Utopia opens March 23 at Fort Worth Contemporary Arts.
For this Tuesday Evenings presentation, Collings promises an evening of aesthetic intensity and lurid biography as he shares the peculiar life experiences that fed into his optimistic abstract paintings about light that he makes in collaboration with mosaicist Emma Biggs. The paintings stand in stark contrast to the acute and uncompromising look he takes as a writer and commentator, while nevertheless being made with the conviction that, as stated on Collings's website, "Art, as it used to be understood, has come to an end."


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The class and series of processors to which the chip version relates. The younger the gen, the more advanced the microelectronics production process, and hence the productivity is considerably higher. Consider the example of Intel Core i5-11260H.
The chip´s foundation performance is the default setting, while the highest frequency in Turbo mode is the fastest speed that the chip can attain using technological devices. The faster the Intel Core i5-11260H chip´s base and turbo speeds, the better.
Intel and AMD CPUs are the only ones that have integrated visuals. Most CPUs are manufactured without an integrated internal visual processor; hence this component can´t be considered while examining attributes. If below you see indicators about Intel Core i5-11260H, then we recommend that you read it.
Let´s have a look at the tags that the Intel Core i5-11260H CPU allows. Take into account that the needed to design in this evaluation have no effect on implementation of the technology.
The RAM accepted by the Intel Core i5-11260H CPU and the greater variety at which the RAM module may run are listed underneath. The better the kind of memory and its clock speed. A PCIE device, like ram, may be examined.
Encryption is one method of transferring data between system devices. See now what types of encryption the Intel Core i5-11260H CPU supports.
Temperature control for the Intel Core i5-11260H CPU. Computer thermal management characteristics. TDP dimensions. All of these qualities will assist you in determining what type of refrigeration system you require for the CPU and the amount that it will heat up while under stress.
Specific technical information for the Intel Core i5-11260H CPU. You will learn about the model´s technical process, date of release, port, and the amount of the memory space of the second and the third layers. Give heed to L2 and L3 - the larger this indication, the better; similarly, the shorter the technological operation, the better.
Where else can you find the Intel Core i5-11260H cpu? It really is loaded in which PCs, notebooks, or desktops? Is it appropriate for gaming, design, editing, mining or work?


text: Hello everyone, I am new to java and method calls from outside a class is still a little confusing to me, What I am trying to do is take a square object defined in one class and calculate the area and perimeter of that square object inside a different class( probably an easy task for someone with a decent grasp on this topic). I will attach my code that I have so far to make the area so that you can see where I am heading. I'm looking for feedback as to why I can't call the area function from the printSquareMeasurements method.class Square extends SquareCalc { private double side; public double area; public Square (Square sq){ side = s; } public double Area (Square sq){ area = s * s; return area; } } public class SquareCalc { static void printSquareMeasures(Square sq){ System.out.println("area = " + sq.Area()); } public static void main(String[] args) { Square sq = new Square(4); printSquareMeasures(sq); // call to function that displays results } }


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A newly married couple comes to Chennai after a grand wedding to commence their much dreamed about life together…….the girl, though loveable is quite a spoilt one and one of her priceless possessions is a notebook, scribbled with some basic everyday recipes, which she prepared under the guidance of her mother and aunts just two days before marriage; but it is to be appreciated that she has a heart to learn cooking and make her husband happy….. Honeymoon days are going on…..to her advantage, she has the beginner's luck in the kitchen and everyday tries to whip up something and make it look edible and interesting when husband comes to dinette …..After a week of cooking mainly vegetarian dishes and managing with Mom and MIL's fish pickles, she thinks her life is smooth and can manage the show easily…….one evening, the 'fish-aholic' husband comes up with a very interesting idea, "Shall we buy some fish and make curry or fry?" …"hmm…not at all a bad idea", says the girl, based on her experience in the kitchen and the newly acquired confidence. Both hit the famous Fish 'O' Fish in the neighborhood……….girl starts to get a bit uncomfortable now……some weird smell….the whole place STINKS !! she hesitates to enter the store…….husband makes all sugar-coated talks, trying to get her into the store….finally he loses patience and gives her A LOOK !! Girl gets the signal and very obediently, though with little hesitation, forces herself inside the store and makes the purchase ! Also she comes to the realization that life is not all about that honey dipped and sugar-coated words !!.
Act II: Scene I
The couple comes to Uncle Tom's land after a short stay at Chennai, and life has been very good for both of them…. previously spoilt girl has now transformed into a perfect home-maker and a good wife who sure can host a decent dinner…. the couple makes adjustments and adapts to the new culture and life style but something seems to be missing …….somehow the bland tilapia fillets available in the stores do not bring smiles on their faces…..but as the saying goes, half a loaf of bread is always better than none, and hence they try to make adjustments…..years go by and one fine day, they happen to spot an International Store with Asian groceries in the radar and both decide to check out the store……on reaching there, the girl's face beams with glow and exuberance……the sight is incredible…. a big tank full of live fishes and lots of variety on the frozen section too and some of 'em are varieties that are available back home in kerala!! You name it, it is there….Sardines, Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, King fish, Pomfret, Smelts, Shrimp, Crab and what not !! The whole scene appears to be someone seeing a light at the end of the tunnel or finding out the last clue in a treasure hunt or finding the treasure itself!! At that moment, the store gets their most loyal and most frequented seafood customers!!
Are you still wondering who the main characters are ? :P If you are still having no clue, read more here.
Till my marriage, fish fry was something that looked reddish brown in colour. During my 'irregular visits' to the kitchen, I remember Mummy making a marinade with chili powder, pepper powder, turmeric, garlic paste et al….but after marriage, CJJ kept raving a lot about a particular type of fish fry, his grandma used to prepare and I wanted to get that recipe, mainly to impress him and show that I 'can' also cook and make it tasty! His grandma is from Kuttanadu, "the rice bowl of Kerala" a place near Alappuzha and though I have never been to Kuttanadu, CJJ has described the place so eloquently that, for me, this place is all about narrow canals and small rivers… lush green paddy fields……locals traversing in small country boats……. men herding a flock of ducks and the tail wagging and quacking of ducks ..:) and for many others, it might be the delectable duck roasts and crispy 'Podimeen' fry (a small variety of fish), Meen Pollichathu (fish wrapped in banana leaves) et al ….:) Anyway, his loving grandma was ready to share her secret to taste; fresh pungent peppercorns ground with a stone mortar and pestle and then mixed with the fresh ginger and garlic paste and yes, it is quite luscious. I got to taste the one with fresh peppercorns last time when we went home. But since the fresh peppercorns were something that's unavailable here, I substitute with dried ones and still it was appealing to us.
Ingredients (Approx) :-
- 4-5 steak pieces of King fish/Seer fish/or any fatty fish, washed and cleaned
- 4tsp freshly ground pepper powder OR preferably ground paste of fresh peppercorns
- 1tsp fresh garlic paste
- 1tsp fresh ginger paste
- 2tsp lemon juice
- 2-3tsp water
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 cup oil for frying, preferably coconut oil :)
Mix all the ingredients and make a thick paste; marinate the fish evenly on both sides and keep it for atleast 2 hours to let the fish slices absorb the marinade. Heat oil in a flat non-stick pan and when it is steaming hot, place the fish gently and shallow fry at medium heat by flipping each side when it is done; do not crowd the pan and give some room for each slice; The cooking time varies depending the thickness of the slices and also depend on how crispy and firm one wants it to be. Overcooking the fish will make it very crisp; those who want it firm but soft and moist, may remove the cooked pieces when the oil stops spluttering.
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(b) rainfall for the past three months ranks in the 70th percentile or greater of the recorded rainfalls for the corresponding three month period (a break due to a series of lesser but overall significant falls). MAJOR DROUGHTS IN AUSTRALIA Foley (1957), on the basis of rainfall analyses, classified major droughts in Australia from the early period of European settlement to 1955. He referred to these droughts, summarised in Table 1, as major, severe and widespread and his broad descriptive material indicates that each affected several States covering about one quarter of Australia or more, for varying periods of one or more years. Some of these droughts could be described as drought periods consisting of a series of dry spells of various lengths, overlapping in time and space, and totalling up to about a decade, as in the case of the 1895-1903 drought. Subsequent to Foley's work, major droughts in Australia have been assessed from time to time using rainfall decile analyses. Typically they have been described as areas of at least serious rainfall deficiency (below the first decile), collectively encompassing at least one quarter of Australia for periods in excess of 10 months. The drought period of 1958-68 and the drought of 1982-83 met these criteria.
Australia's most severe drought periods since the beginning of European settlement appear to have been those of 1895-1903 and 1958-68. The 1982-83 drought was possibly the most intense with respect to the area affected by severe rainfall deficiencies. These periods were comparable in their overall impact, but differed appreciably in character. The 1895-1903 drought period was probably Australia's worst to date, in terms of both its severity and area - affecting practically the whole of Australia at various times but more persistently in parts of eastern and central Australia. Stock and crop losses were apparently the highest in Australian history. The 1958-68 drought period is described in the article contained in the 1968 Year Book No. 54. That drought period was widespread and probably second only to the 1895-1903 drought period in severity. The areas affected and their duration's of drought were variable and overlapping. The 1982-83 drought was notably severe also, especially in south-eastern Australia. This drought was monitored closely and is discussed more fully below. Droughts of a lesser degree of severity categorised by Foley (1957) are given in Table 2. The droughts of 1970-73 and 1976 were analysed by rainfall deficiency methods based on decile analysis and are appropriate for inclusion in this category.
Severe droughts in south-eastern Australia South-eastern Australia is taken to include New South Wales, southern Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and the settled parts of South Australia; it contains about 75 per cent of the nation's population, and major droughts affecting the region have a markedly adverse impact on the economy. Severe droughts in south-eastern Australia are usually caused by a failure of the winter-spring rains and may extend through summer to the following autumn. A severe drought is defined here in general terms as a drought in which ten or more rainfall districts are substantially affected by rainfall deficiencies for eight or more months. The onset of drought is taken as the month in which rainfall drops below average, and which marks the start of a period with serious rainfall deficiencies (below the first decile) lasting three months or more. A drought is considered broken when rainfall meets the criteria defined previously.
These past, severe droughts were investigated (Bureau of Meteorology, 1983) using seasonal rainfalls over south-eastern Australia based on a limited network of rainfall stations and previously published material. Droughts after 1914 were identified using also the district rainfall data. Two earlier droughts affected south-eastern Australia, in 1864-66 and 1880-86, but rainfall data for these are incomplete. The 1918-20 period was also significantly drought affected without quite meeting the criteria. Of these eight severe droughts in south-eastern Australia, four ended in summer (1888, 1902, 1940-41, 1972-73). Two droughts (1967-68 and 1982-83) broke in autumn. The remaining two (1914-15 and 1944-45) generally persisted until the following winters, although there were useful summer rains over a significant portion of the drought affected areas. The 1982-83 major drought The following figure indicates the severity and extent of the 1982-83 major drought in terms of rainfall deficiency over the extensive areas where rainfall for the duration of the drought, approximately ten to eleven months, was the lowest on record. This was due to a widespread failure of the winter and spring rains of 1982. By the end of February 1983, in this vast area of eastern Australia, only small parts of south-east Queensland, adjacent north- east New South Wales and parts of south-west and north-east Tasmania were free from drought. In the far south-eastern part of the continent the drought was markedly severe. Virtually all of Victoria and southern New South Wales had registered record low rainfall for the eleven months, April 1982-February 1983 inclusive. Much of the settled areas of South Australia had recorded their lowest ever rainfall for the ten months, May 1982-February 1983 inclusive. It is generally agreed that the widespread bushfires which culminated in the enormous conflagrations of Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983, were a direct consequence of the preceding drought conditions. Total losses caused by the drought were estimated by the Australian Government to exceed $3,000 million; and estimates of losses in south-eastern Australia exceeded $1,200 million. Widespread heavy rains in March 1983 significantly reduced the extent of the drought over eastern Australia. Heavy April rains further decreased the area of the drought, and record May rains left only small scattered remnants at the end of autumn 1983. PHYSICAL CAUSES OF DROUGHT The physical causes of drought, as distinct from the socio-economic factors that may induce stress in association with below average rainfall (e.g. see Coughlan, 1985), have their origins in the fluctuations of the global climate system. There are many possible reasons why the weather during a particular month or season will differ from one year to the next. The climate system as a whole is an extremely complex mix of different sub-systems all interacting with each other on a wide range of time and space scales, e.g. the atmosphere, oceans, ice masses and the biosphere. The potential for variability from year to year and decade to decade therefore is very high. Given this high level of 'internal' variability, the significance or even the reality of possible external influences from sunspots, phases of the moon and so on, remains highly questionable on time scales shorter than millennia. The fact that variability in time and space is an inherent character of the climate means that droughts of varying extent and severity must also be an inherent part of this variability. With an increase in understanding of how the various parts of the climate system fit together and interact with each other, is coming a greater understanding at least of what causes the larger scale droughts. Perhaps the most widely known climatic anomaly that has developed every few years is the so-called EI-Nino phenomenon. EI-Nino, a name given to an anomalous warm ocean current off the equatorial Pacific coast of South America is part of a much wider system affecting the whole of the Pacific Basin and probably the whole globe. The appearance of an EI-Nino is very often associated with below average rainfall over much of eastern Australia. El-Nino is linked to a swing in the mean atmospheric pressure difference across the Pacific Ocean called the Southern Oscillation. Many of the widespread and severe droughts affecting eastern Australia identified above were a direct consequence of a marked swing in the Southern Oscillation. MONITORING THE WEATHER AND CLIMATE With a growing international awareness of the social and economic impacts of climate variability, including drought, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the late 1970s instituted a World Climate Programme (WCP) to complement its long established World Weather Watch Programme. The WCP is the formal framework for international co-operation in climate data exchange, climate monitoring, applications of climate data, climate research and the impacts of climate variability on man and the environment. As a national focus, some countries (e.g. U.S.A and Canada) have established National Climate Programs. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology plays a key role in international data exchange and analysis by operating in Melbourne one of the three World Meteorological Centres (WMC), the other two centres being in Washington and Moscow. The Melbourne WMC and a Regional Meteorological Centre in Darwin, also operated by the Bureau, collect and process weather and climate data for the southern hemisphere. These Centres issue daily weather analyses and forecasts for the southern hemisphere, eastern Asia and the western equatorial Pacific. The National Climate Centre (NCC), in addition to its monitoring of fluctuations in Australia's climate, carries out analyses of monthly and seasonal variations of atmospheric pressure, temperature and wind over the southern hemisphere as a whole. The analyses are contained in the NCC's monthly Climate Monitoring Bulletin accompanied by seasonal indications, outlooks and inferences when feasible. Information is regularly exchanged between similar climate centres operating in other countries. The Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre has also instituted a program of research into the problems of forecasting climate fluctuations on monthly and seasonal time scales. Any improvements in this regard would have far reaching implications for our ability to cope with drought. Already there are signs of some skill in using the new found knowledge of the Southern Oscillation/EI-Nino phenomenon to assess the likelihood of major anomalies in winter/spring rainfall over eastern Australia several months in advance. CONCLUSION Since the 1860s there have been nine major Australian droughts. The major drought periods of 1895-1903 and 1958-68 and the major drought of 1982-83 were the most severe in terms of rainfall deficiency and their effects on primary production. In south-eastern Australia the droughts of 1967-68 and 1982-83 were notably extreme. There have been six other droughts of a lesser degree of intensity, but nevertheless causing appreciable losses in large areas of several States. In south-eastern Australia there have been eight severe droughts, mostly encompassed within the major Australian droughts. Droughts will continue to be a prominent feature of the Australian scene. Improved meteorological drought watch services and hopefully an improved ability to forecast droughts through local research and participation in the WCP will help to mitigate their adverse impacts. The nature of drought, however, and the way in which the community should deal with it are complex issues incorporating significant variables in fields such as hydrology, agriculture, economics and sociology, as well as in the political realities of the day. BIBLIOGRAPHY BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY. Climatic Atlas of Australia. Map Set 5 'Rainfall', Melbourne, 1975. - Drought Review Australia. February 1983, Accompanying Notes, Melbourne, 1983. COUGHLAN, M. J. and LEE, D. M. 'The Assessment of Drought Risk in Northern Australia ', Natural Hazards Management in North Australia. Printed by A.N.U, Canberra, 1978. COUGHLAN, M. J. 'Drought in Australia', Natural Disasters in Australia. Printed by Australian Academy of Technical Sciences, Parkville, Victoria, 1985. - Monitoring Drought in Australia. International Symposium and Workshop on Drought, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986. FOLEY, J.C. Drought in Australia. Bulletin No. 43, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, 1957. GIBBS, W.J. and MAHER, J.V. Rainfall Deciles as Drought Indicators. Bulletin No. 48, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, 1967. LEE, D.M. and GAFFNEY, D.O. District Rainfall Deciles - Australia. Meteorological Summary, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, 1986. RESOURCES AND ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF. 'Water Resources Aspects of Drought in Australia', Water 2000: Consultant's Report No. 13. AGPS, Canberra, 1983. ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, AUSTRALIAN BRANCH. Report and Recommendations of the Drought Workshop, May 1986. Melbourne, 1986. WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, WORLD CLIMATE DATA PROGRAMME. Climate System Monitoring. Monthly Bulletin, Issue No. 15, Geneva, 1985. 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- Leo said...
I am an adult looking for a good YA series after reading divergent. Heir of fire has good reviews but reviews say not goodstand alone book one should read first two books for background. Thx for review.
Also if there are some YA looking for a good adult read you might want to explore these authors: R.A Salvatore, Robert Jordan, Ann McCafree just to name a few. McCaffrey has strong woman but if you like good stories read them all. - July 2, 2015 at 10:04 AM
^ Yes, you absolutely have to read them in order!
1: Throne of Glass
2: Crown of Midnight
3: Heir of Fire
4: Queen of Shadows
5: Untitled, released September 6, 2016
6: Untitled, released September 2017
And of course there is The Assassin's Blade, the collection of prequel novellas.
A ToG adult colouring book will be released on September 6 along with ToG 5.
SJMaas is also the author of the ACOTAR series.
1: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR)
2: A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) released May 3, 2016
3: A Court of __ and __ (Untitled), released early May 2017 - March 1, 2016 at 10:08 PM
I am a teen who read this book and I truly enjoyed it, and although the names were a bit difficult to pronounce without turning to the pronunciation guide, I thought they were interesting and really added to the world-building. The only complaint I would really have is the same as stated in this review; Celaena is very much a Mary Sue- her combat throughout the book seemed much too easy for her and I had wished to see her fail a little bit more, to make her more relatable. I also thought that for an assassin she seemed very... I don't know, light-hearted and girly, and while a darker edge does come out very rarely, I saw her assassin side sort of shadowed by her apparent girly-ness. I like to think that this may be a way of detaching herself from the horrors of her career, a facade she puts on to maintain some normality, but I would have liked to see a little darker edge to her character, as she was an assassin. Overall I enjoyed this book a lot and read it in two days!!
- January 11, 2017 at 5:35 PM
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I just finished reading this book and I have to admit that, it was fascinating and incredibly well written . I loved the fact that Celaena,, was a dynamic character and not some girl who did not know how to defend herself. In general it was quite good,
and to be honest I was not sure if I would like it, but it proved me wrong. I recommend it, to all book readers who are fond of fantasy series. - April 15, 2017 at 12:57 PM


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